ALL meanings of hone
hone
H h - transitive verb hone refine: skills 1
- transitive verb hone sharpen: a blade 1
- noun hone whetstone 1
- noun hone A whetstone, esp. one used to sharpen razors. 1
- noun hone a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools. 1
- noun hone a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions. 1
- verb with object hone to sharpen on a hone: to hone a carving knife. 1
- verb with object hone to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone. 1
- verb with object hone to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills. 1
- verb without object hone South Midland and Southern U.S. to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie. 1
- verb without object hone Archaic. to moan and groan. 1
- verb hone If you hone something, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose. 0
- verb hone If you hone a blade, weapon, or tool, you sharpen it on a stone or with a special device. 0
- noun hone a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors 0
- noun hone a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc 0
- verb hone to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone 0
- verb hone to yearn or pine 0
- verb hone to moan or grieve 0
- noun hone a fine-grained, hard stone used to sharpen cutting tools 0
- verb transitive hone to sharpen with or as with a hone 0
- verb transitive hone to enlarge or smooth (a bore) to exact specifications with an abrasive, rotating stick (honing stone) 0
- intransitive verb hone to yearn; long 0
- intransitive verb hone to grumble; moan 0
- noun hone A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. 0
- noun hone A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores. 0
- noun hone A kind of swelling in the cheek. 0
- verb hone To sharpen with a hone. 0
- verb hone To use a hone to produce a precision bore. 0
- verb hone To refine or master (a skill). 0
- verb hone To make more acute, intense, or effective. 0
- verb hone To pine; to lament; to long. 0
- verb hone (Britain, US, Southern US, dialect) To grumble. 0
- verb hone (Britain, US, Southern US, dialect) To pine, lament, or long. 0